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Imitate Email vs SMTP Debug Tool

Focuses on testing and debugging SMTP connections only, without an embedded viewer.

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What it is: Imitate Email:Imitate Email provides a sandbox SMTP/IMAP server with an embeddable email viewer for testing email flows.; SMTP Debug Tool:Test and debug your SMTP connection. Quickly and for free.
Best for: Imitate Email:Embedded email sandbox with viewer; SMTP Debug Tool:SMTP debugging
Who it’s for: Imitate Email:Developers and QA teams building email-based features.; SMTP Debug Tool:—
Pricing: Imitate Email:Freemium; SMTP Debug Tool:Free
Plans: Imitate Email:Free $0 · Developer $7/mo per month · Starter $15/mo per month · Team $39/mo per month · Business $149/mo per month; SMTP Debug Tool:—
Works with: Imitate Email:SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Firefox extension, Chrome extension; SMTP Debug Tool:—
DevHunt upvotes: Imitate Email:14; SMTP Debug Tool:4
Launched on DevHunt: Imitate Email:Jan 2023; SMTP Debug Tool:May 2024

Embedded Email Viewer. Show received emails inside your app via a one-line JS snippet or browser extension.
Sandbox SMTP Server. Send emails to a safe server using standard SMTP from any language.
Programmatic IMAP/POP3 & WebSockets. Access emails programmatically for integration tests.
Login-less Authentication. Pre-authenticate users so they can view emails without an account.
Responsive Email Tools. Toggle images, view raw text and check deliverability within the viewer.
Multi-Project Mailboxes. Create separate mailboxes per project, environment or user with permission controls.
Browser Extensions. Firefox and Chrome extensions add the viewer without code changes.
Custom Branding (paid plans). Unbranded widget can be re-branded to match your product.

Test and debug your SMTP connection. Quickly and for free.

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